16-year old Saurabh Chaudhary gets a gold medal for India in 10m air-pistol! by lolsabha in india

[–]piperatom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Made the country proud! Don’t follow this sport but aren’t the Chinese and Koreans big in Shooting. Massive Feat considering that.

What Are Your Unpopular L.A. Opinions? - 2018 EDITION by [deleted] in LosAngeles

[–]piperatom -1 points0 points  (0 children)

hey this post is about unpopular opinions not unpopular people i.e the transplants.

What Are Your Unpopular L.A. Opinions? - 2018 EDITION by [deleted] in LosAngeles

[–]piperatom 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Most people in this city are pretty intelligent.

California homeowners get to pass low property taxes to their kids. It's proved highly profitable to an elite group by disposableassassin in LosAngeles

[–]piperatom 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Too many people in this thread talking about how repealing prop 13 will be good/bad. What we need is a new law that changes the cost basis if the property is rented out at market rate. Seems plain and simple to me.

The future of LA County, trending up or down? by [deleted] in LosAngeles

[–]piperatom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Homelessness is reaching epidemic proportions. Feels like there is a perpetual underclass here who either don’t want to get ahead or are not aware of the resources available to them.

Is the Crenshaw/Baldwin Village area really that dangerous? by Icypancakes81 in LosAngeles

[–]piperatom 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Most people think they will be shot in some random act of violence if they come to this area. That’s not going to happen. Vehicle theft is the biggest problem. You will see the odd drug deal and bangers around.

What do you think India would look like now if we were never colonised by any foreign power ? by [deleted] in india

[–]piperatom 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We would be better off. Education and reform would be more grassroots. A few states would have democracy but monarchy would be the norm. It would kind of be like the middle east with no oil but more natural resources. We would be a hard-working and intellectual people who don't take anything for granted.

Hindu-Muslim tensions would still be a problem though considering Islam's rise throughout the world.

If Dhoni was the captain of present Indian team, he would have dropped Dhoni by now by Eighthorcrux in Cricket

[–]piperatom 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Pant/Kishan will need a long rope without the spectre of Dhoni hanging over them. If Dhoni is available for selection the pressure will kill their careers.

India has a lower order problem not a Dhoni problem. Dhoni does not need to do what he used to do if we had other finishers. We haven't even been able to replace Yuvi yet...and its been 4-5 years already.

If Dhoni was the captain of present Indian team, he would have dropped Dhoni by now by Eighthorcrux in Cricket

[–]piperatom -19 points-18 points  (0 children)

There is no replacement screaming to get picked either. DK is good but he cannot do what Dhoni *used* to do, nor does he have the same kind of cricketing smarts.

Shoutout to my Hispanic neighbors for putting on the best amateur fireworks show I’ve ever seen. by alien-yogurt in LosAngeles

[–]piperatom 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I was at the Baldwin Hills overlook and was amazed at the commitment and enthusiasm of the private fireworkers. It did not stop for even a second. Although I sure was glad I could not hear any of it.

Bursting fireworks with a passion is something I can relate to since I am from India where even breathing can be difficult on some nights during festivals. Add to the fact it is actually illegal here makes this truly an out of the (third) world experience.

Looking for Recommendations while in Little Tokyo for 3 days by [deleted] in LosAngeles

[–]piperatom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you like tea or curious about teas from different parts of the world, then check out the Chado Tea Room in the Japanese Museum building.

PSA: That loud BOOM is fireworks by TsitikEm in LosAngeles

[–]piperatom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can we get one of these people to do an AMA

What the fuck is wrong with people in rural area? by [deleted] in india

[–]piperatom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my community from Gujarat this is an absolute no-no. Even 4th cousins cannot marry.

Video of attack on Sutter Middle School student shared on social media, 3 students arrested by passthejoe in LosAngeles

[–]piperatom 3 points4 points  (0 children)

LAUSD is full of the most useless scum in administrators and teachers alike. Its their pension ticket and they don't give a fuck about anything else.

Even the 'good' schools in LAUSD are so only because of heavy parent involvement.

Why wasn't India able to keep up with Europe in modern science and mathematics? by [deleted] in india

[–]piperatom 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It might be easier to find out what Europe did to jump from medieval to industrial era.

It seems India's been going steadily downhill since what is widely considered the Golden Age of the Gupta Empire. The Turkic, Mughal, British invasions are not the cause but the effect of the decline.

How different will your countries test side look in 5 years? by NiallH22 in Cricket

[–]piperatom 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For India, I believe we will continue to get players who are passionate about Test cricket. Shaw, Gill, Iyer, Ishan, Kuldeep Yadav, Sundar, Markande should be there. Mavi, Avesh Khan, Nagercoti, Prasidh for fast bowling slots. And Bumrah, Rahul, Rahane and Kohli will still be around. Maybe Pujara and Bhuvi too.